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See a [[List of Chapelries in Colton Parish]]. | See a [[List of Chapelries in Colton Parish]]. | ||
[[Image:Colton HolyTrinity Lancashire.JPG|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Colton HolyTrinity Lancashire.JPG|thumb|right|Colton HolyTrinity Lancashire.JPG]] | ||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
Colton Holy Trinity was an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Lancashire, created by 1623 from [[Hawkshead, Lancashire]] Ancient Parish. See also a [[List of Chapelries in Colton Parish]] and, a [[List of Chapelries in Hawkshead Parish]]<br> | Colton Holy Trinity was an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Lancashire, created by 1623 from [[Hawkshead, Lancashire]] Ancient Parish. See also a [[List of Chapelries in Colton Parish]] and, a [[List of Chapelries in Hawkshead Parish]]<br> | ||
Other places in the parish include: Bethecar Moor, Nibthwaite, Colton West, and Colton East.<br> | Other places in the parish include: Bethecar Moor, Nibthwaite, Colton West, and Colton East.<br> | ||
Colton is a village in Cumbria since 1974 (historically part of Lancashire), England. Its name has been recorded as Coleton (which is Old English for 'village') and Coulton, and its existence has been recorded as early as 1202. The settlement is situated on an incline, at the top of which is Colton Church, which was built in 1575 and rebuilt 25 years later. Colton Beck, which runs beside the village, was once known as Cole, meaning 'hazel stream'.[The local parish council is also named Colton, and includes Finsthwaite, Lakeside, Oxen Park, Nibthwaite, Bouth, and Rusland in its boundary.<br> | Colton is a village in Cumbria since 1974 (historically part of Lancashire), England. Its name has been recorded as Coleton (which is Old English for 'village') and Coulton, and its existence has been recorded as early as 1202. The settlement is situated on an incline, at the top of which is Colton Church, which was built in 1575 and rebuilt 25 years later. Colton Beck, which runs beside the village, was once known as Cole, meaning 'hazel stream'.[The local parish council is also named Colton, and includes Finsthwaite, Lakeside, Oxen Park, Nibthwaite, Bouth, and Rusland in its boundary.<br> | ||
The modern parish is in the diocese of Carlisle. | The modern parish is in the diocese of Carlisle. | ||
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==== Lancashire Online Parish Clerks ==== | ==== Lancashire Online Parish Clerks ==== | ||
An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/<br> | An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/<br> | ||
==== Church records ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
===== '''Online Records''' ===== | ===== '''Online Records''' ===== | ||
Colton parish registers and those registers of all of its smaller chapelries lying within its boundaries have been mostly transcribed and are displayed online at the following web sites and ranges of years: | Colton parish registers and those registers of all of its smaller chapelries lying within its boundaries have been mostly transcribed and are displayed online at the following web sites and ranges of years: | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''<sub>FS = </sub>'''[http://familysearch.org <sub><font color="#800080">FamilySearch.org</font></sub>] | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | <sub>'''LOPC '''= </sub>[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html <sub><font color="#800080">Lancashire Online Parish Clerk project</font></sub>] | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | <sub>'''FMP''' = </sub>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series <sub><font color="#0066cc">FindMyPast.co.uk</font></sub>] | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | <sub>'''LBMD''' = </sub>[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk <sub><font color="#800080">LancashireBMD.org.uk</font></sub>] | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | <sub>'''AC '''= </sub>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk <sub><font color="#800080">Ancestry.co.uk</font></sub>] | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''<sub>FREG = </sub>'''[http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl <sub><font color="#800080">FreeReg</font></sub>] | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | '''COLTON HOLY TRINITY PARISH (1623) Indexes''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | '''FINSTHWAITE ST PETER Chapelry (1725) Indexes''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | '''HAVERTHWAITE Chapelry (1832) Indexes''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | '''RUSLAND Chapelry (1754) Indexes''' | ||
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Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection | Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
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{{British Census|306914}} | {{British Census|306914}} | ||
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==== Poor Law Unions<br> ==== | ==== Poor Law Unions<br> ==== | ||
[[Ulverston Poor Law Union,Lancashire]] | [[Ulverston Poor Law Union,Lancashire]] | ||
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==== Probate records<br> ==== | ==== Probate records<br> ==== | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Lancashire Probate Records|Lancashire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Lancashire Probate Records|Lancashire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | ||
== Maps and Gazetteers<br> == | == Maps and Gazetteers<br> == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||